Dr. Minnick joined Macalester College in 2009.\u00a0 She previously held positions in academic administration at SUNY-New Paltz, Michigan State University and the University of Minnesota.\u00a0 As Director of Academic Programs and Advising she is responsible for the following areas:<\/p>\n
Academic Advising<\/strong>:\u00a0Macalester uses a faculty advising model. Academic Programs and Advising manages advising assignments, provides resources and support to advisors, meets with students in academic difficulty, and supports students in major decision-making.<\/p>\n Academic Integrity:<\/strong>\u00a0 The Director investigates reported integrity violations and assigns appropriate sanctions.<\/p>\n Academic Standing:<\/strong>\u00a0 The Director convenes the committee that reviews student performance at the end of each term and communicates the assigned statuses to students and college personnel.\u00a0 The Director and Dean of Students partner in providing outreach to students in academic difficulty.<\/p>\n First-Year Courses<\/strong>:\u00a0All incoming first-year students are required to take in their first semester a course designed to assist them in their transition to college, specifically to the liberal arts model, and to Macalester\u2019s academic expectations of them.\u00a0 First-Year Courses typically emphasize college-level writing and library research skills.\u00a0 Academic Programs and Advising recruits faculty, oversees learning outcomes, manages student enrollment, hires and supports writing assistants, and facilitates associated co-curricular activities.<\/p>\n Honors Program<\/strong>:\u00a0In the spring of their Junior Year students apply through their departments to conduct an honors project in their Senior Year.\u00a0 Academic Programs and Advising monitors this process, provides logistical support to both students and faculty, and organizes various events to recognize the work of those participating in the program.<\/p>\n Prizes and Awards<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0 Academic Programs and Advising collaborates with departments in recognizing the outstanding performance of students.<\/p>\n Scholarships and Fellowships<\/strong>:\u00a0The majority of scholarships and fellowships that require institutional nomination are managed by Academic Programs and Advising.\u00a0The Director is responsible for recruitment, mentoring, selection and nomination.<\/p>\n Speaker\u2019s Fund:\u00a0<\/strong> Academic Programs and Advising has resources to support outside speakers making in-class presentations.\u00a0Honoraria are typically $100 per speaker per course; faculty may make multiple requests per semester\/year as funding allows.<\/p>\n Student Travel Fund<\/strong>:\u00a0 Academic Programs and Advising has resources to support student travel to present at academic conferences.\u00a0Students are typically allowed one $350 award per year through this competitive process.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-116","profile","type-profile","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1399,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/116\/revisions\/1399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}